The Unlinking of Language and Puerto Rican Identity: New Trends in Sight

by Brenda Domanguez-Rosado and Brenda Domínguez-Rosado

Language and identity have an undeniable link, but what happens when a second language is imposed on a populace? Can a link be broken or transformed? Are the attitudes towards the imposed language influential? Can these attitudes change over time? The mixed-methods results provided by this book are ground-breaking because they document how historical and traditional attitudes are changing towards both American English (AE) and Puerto Rican Spanish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1443880604
• ISBN13: 9781443880602
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"